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"The Haven" at Bluffton. 5BR - and your boat here also..fall is great here

"The Haven" at Bluffton. 5BR - and your boat here also..fall is great here

'The Haven at Bluffton' is situated on 68 ft of channel water frontage between Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake. The decor is top shelf and with fully stocked amenities. Watching ships and boaters pass through the channel along with lake views and sunsets from the upper deck. With a slip available, you could bring YOUR BOAT to enjoy the waters and beaches of Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan. This beautiful 3 story home features 3610 sq. ft., two full kitchens with heated floors, open living area, family room, 2 fireplaces, 5 bedrooms (2 on the ground floor) and 3 full baths with heated floor in 2nd level bath. The master suite and bath is located on the 3rd level with balcony overlooking living area. Large windows throughout home provide sunshine and great views on all levels. Whether you are relaxing inside, sitting out on the upper deck, or lower patio, you are going to enjoy your get-a-way of waterfront views! Come visit our fresh water wonderland here in Bluffton, where there is a rich history of turn of the century vaudeville greats like Buster Keaton's actors colony. You will find beaches as beautiful anywhere in the world. We are designated a national clean beach and boast 2.4 miles of walk-able public beach, dunes and beautiful sunsets. Two nearby walkable restaurant/bars include live music and outdoor dining. ( VRBO and Home Away site use fees may be additional and not owner related ) . Please note we require the renting card holder to be on site during the reservation.

Overview

Details

house

3,610
sq. ft.

Sleeps

12

Bedrooms

5

Bathrooms

3

Minimum Stay

3 - 7 nights

About the property

Amazing Waterfront Home located on Muskegon Channel near Lk MI and Muskegon Lake

'The Haven at Bluffton' is situated on 68 ft of channel water frontage between Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake. The decor is top shelf and with fully stocked amenities. Watching ships and boaters pass through the channel along with lake views and sunsets from the upper deck. With a slip available, you could bring YOUR BOAT to enjoy the waters and beaches of Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan. This beautiful 3 story home features 3610 sq. ft., two full kitchens with heated floors, open living area, family room, 2 fireplaces, 5 bedrooms (2 on the ground floor) and 3 full baths with heated floor in 2nd level bath. The master suite and bath is located on the 3rd level with balcony overlooking living area. Large windows throughout home provide sunshine and great views on all levels. Whether you are relaxing inside, sitting out on the upper deck, or lower patio, you are going to enjoy your get-a-way of waterfront views! Come visit our fresh water wonderland here in Bluffton, where there is a rich history of turn of the century vaudeville greats like Buster Keaton's actors colony. You will find beaches as beautiful anywhere in the world. We are designated a national clean beach and boast 2.4 miles of walk-able public beach, dunes and beautiful sunsets. Two nearby walkable restaurant/bars include live music and outdoor dining. ( VRBO and Home Away site use fees may be additional and not owner related ) . Please note we require the renting card holder to be on site during the reservation.

Why Ed chose Muskegon

The wonderful sandy beaches and the friendly community. Boat traffic through the channel is so entertaining and like watching a great parade during the day

What makes this house unique

The smell of fresh water breezes, the boat traffic on the channel while sipping morning coffee, the fog horn in the distance on low visibility days, and seeing the joy of all those in the area knowing they are in a very special part of the world. Peaceful.

We had a wonderful stay! The property was on a perfect location between two lakes. gorgeous!!!

The house was perfect for our group. We had three families and we had plenty of room to spread out and enjoy ourselves as an individual family or as a group. The house had everything we could have possibly needed. It was in a beautiful location where we could stay and fish or just watch the boats come in and out or we could go to either the Lake Michigan beach which was amazing or a smaller lake Muskegon beach which was around the corner. Overall it was a fantastic house!!

Absolutely beautiful.

The pics on this website do not do this house justice. It's absolutely beautiful. There were 10 adults and 3 kids and there was plenty of room. The house is definitely

Fully Stocked. It has everything you need for an enjoyable stay. Pretty views from the backyard. You can fish right off the deck. Then beach is very close and very clean. We all had the best time. We are looking forward to coming back next year. Ed was wonderful to deal with.

Perfect Cottage for large family

We had seven adults plus a 2 & 4 year old and a toddler. We all felt very comfortable. The ground floor has two bedrooms, a kitchen, leading area, living room and bath and a walk out to a covered patio. Second floor has two bed rooms, large living room eat in kitchen and a bath, with a large deck overlooking the channel. The third floor has a bath and bedroom. The place was fully furnished and more than enough seating inside or on the patio, the deck or the boat dock / deck on the channel. A short walk to one of the nicest beaches on Lake Michigan or a small beach on Lake Muskegon. The Change connects the two lakes and there is a small inlet inside the channel to pull in your boat. Ducks, turtles, birds and a muskrat all played in the inlet. Short walk to the two beaches, a local marina and a dockside restaurant (Dockers), a submarine museum and a retired Coast Guard Cutter. There is another restaurant on the beach on Lake Michigan. Lake Muskegon is also connected to Bear Lake so you can easily boat on three different lakes in a single day. Across the channel you have access two beaches on Lake Michigan and Muskegon as well as sand dunes to explore. If you don't have a boat it is an easy 20 minute ride through North Muskegon. Downtown Muskegon is coming alive with restaurants and breweries. On an overcast day, we took the kids to a downtown children museum while my wife saw great photo exhibit by Edward Schiller nearby. We found plenty to do on land and sea and sat around the decks and fire pit at night. Would highly recommend. Ed was a great host and very helpful.

Submitted: Jul 16, 2017

Stayed: Jul 2017

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: Sounds like you were very good at ferreting out some great sites. Hope to host you again. Thanks

Great family time together. Family from N.C., GA, & MI spent a week on this wonderful property.

This house was very well stocked with all of the things we needed. The one thing we didn't find were marshmallow skewers. I texted Ed the property manager and he quickly brought some. We sat on the front lawn and watched the boats/ships going in and out of Lake Michigan. We were able the dock our rented pontoon boat in front of the house. And also my bass boat I brought with me from GA. Boat access was a little problem, but we got it done.

We went to "Silver Lake Dunebuggies" to ride dunebuggies and had a blast. My son-in-law loves to grill, so he did most of the outdoor cooking. We ate at Dockers and The Lake House (for my daughters 31st b-day). The Lake House was very good along with great service and view.

I would love to stay here again.

Submitted: Jul 14, 2017

Stayed: Jun 2017

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: We have a lot of folks the last few years coming to stay with us instead to an ocean vacation location. I think the word is out. Our mild summer temps, and sea breezes make us a great alternate destination to the ocean. See you again.

Perfect for a Family Vacation

This was a very comfortable and well stocked home for our extended family. Our young son really enjoyed his downstairs kid's room and there was plenty of room for 7 adults. The main level kitchen is beautiful and well stocked and the open floor-plan helped to make the home never feel crowded. We love all of the things that Muskegon and western Michigan have to offer, and hope to visit again soon.

Submitted: Oct 17, 2016

Stayed: Oct 2016

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: The locals will tell you the big lake keeps the shoreline temps warm here well into October. Hoping we can host you again.

This property is located near (20 minute drive) Michigan's largest amusement Park & Water Park, Michigan Adventure. You can walk to a navel museum and tour a WW2 submarine. During winter months, enjoy the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex at the Michigan State Park which features an Olympic class luge, ice skating and lighted cross country skiing. Ice fishing on Muskegon lake during winter months has been exceptional.

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Rates & Availability

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Taxes and fees are additional

Updated:

Sep 25, 2017

Additional information about rental rates

Cleaning Fee

$250

Damage Insurance

$99

Rental fees subject to change along with minimum stay times. Please contact property coordinator for information regarding your potential reservations. Summer months are weekly rentals only, with turnover day Saturday. Off season rates can include late day checkouts when schedule permits. Check in is 4pm and check out is 10AM

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